The OpenDengue dataset contains reported total case counts with each row corresponds to a unique location and time.
Where reported, we include dengue cases at all levels of severity (dengue, dengue with/without warning signs, severe dengue, dengue haemorhaggic fever, dengue shock syndrome, dengue deaths) and methods of confirmation (suspected, probable, clinically confirmed, laboratory confirmed) in the variable dengue_total. The specific case definition used for a particular datapoint will depend on the original data source which can be examined in the OpenDengue Github repo using the UUID source reference identifier. Future versions of the OpenDengue dataset will dissaggregate data by severity and method of confirmation where reported.
Location is encoded by text name at national (adm_0_name) and sub-national (adm_1_name and adm_2_name) level , a numeric Global Administrative Unit Layers (GAUL, see UN FAO website) code (adm0_code, adm1_code and adm2_code) and a national level three letter ISO alpha-3 country code. If using the rnaturalearth R package global shapefiles we would reccomend matching using the ISO codes.
Time periods are recorded using a start date (calendar_start_date) and end date (calendar_end_date) with the format YY-mm-dd.